House debates
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
- Parramatta Electorate: Ramadan (1 speech)
For my Islamic community in Parramatta—and for communities all around the country—it is Ramadan Kareem. It is once again the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month on the Islamic... - Budget (1 speech)
We've just handed down a budget, and in that budget the federal government have put $78.7 billion towards health. I just want to put that into perspective for people: if you take the total gross... - Herbert Electorate: Palm Island (1 speech)
I stand in this place today proud to represent the Bwgcolman people of Palm Island as their share journey in this, their centenary year of the first forced placement of people on Palm Island. The... - Budget (1 speech)
What a cracker of a budget! I want to get to selling the million jobs that we've put on since coming— Mr Rob Mitchell interjecting— and I expect to take a lot of interjections from... - Diabetes (1 speech)
Last week I had the opportunity to chat with an inspirational young advocate from the McEwen community, young Tayte, one of 6,000 Australians aged under 14 living with type 1 diabetes. Tayte... - Defence Equipment (1 speech)
It may have been a drizzly morning on 14 March in Brisbane, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the Prime Minister, Minister Payne, Minister Pyne and my Queensland colleagues, along with the... - Budget (2 speeches)
The Turnbull government's latest budget, like every other Liberal budget, has failed the people of my electorate of Gorton. Under this budget, big business gets more but working-class and... - Domestic and Family Violence (1 speech)
Recently I attended a candlelight vigil held by the Domestic Violence Action Centre, DVAC, in Ipswich to honour victims of family and domestic violence and to say, along with those attending,... - Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary Branch: Gordon, Ms Eileen (2 speeches)
The motto of the Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary Branch is, 'Let us hold high the lamp of service for the welfare of our hospital.' Eileen Gordon has spent decades as president of the branch, living...
